What is a handheld GPS unit?
A handheld GPS (Global Positioning System) is an electronic device that looks similar to a mobile phone. It uses satellites to work out your approximate location and is usually accurate to within 6-20 feet. For geocaching, all you need to know is how to enter a “waypoint” (a UK map grid reference) of where the treasure is hidden (see below). The GPS unit will then guide you there, which is when the real hunt begins, for you will need to use your eyes and initiative to actually find the hidden cache. What are Geocoins? Special coins, with their own unique activation and tracking ID codes can be sent on trackable journeys via the internet, from geocache to geocache or be passed amongst friends, picking up stories along the way. The journeys they take can be followed online through logs which each finder posts on to the geocaching website. You can upload photographs too, as well as thoughts or views associated with the coins. Why not start your very own collection with a lovely Brecon Bea
